If food and drinks are consumed at the right time, then we can avoid many diseases. If we talk about milk, curd, and buttermilk, then we love to consume them every day. But the question is do we have the right information about its time of consumption?
The right time to drink milk
Ayurveda emphasizes that all healthy can consume Ksheera (milk) & everyone should include milk in their diet. It is beneficial for healthy individuals too, and there is no better stimulant & life-prolonger than milk. In Ayurveda, milk is considered Jivaniya(life-supporting). A regular intake of milk will save you from all diseases and also slow down the ageing process. Milk on its own is a medicine. If taken with other drugs or herbs, it serves as a tonic or purifier. There is no specific time to consume milk still Ayurveda recommends evening time for consumption of milk due to its sleep-inducing properties.
Milk has been acknowledged as a complete diet in Ayurveda. It contains all the essential nutrients that the body needs. Milk can also be consumed anytime during the day, but drinking it at night eliminates complete body fatigue and stress, and gives you deep sleep. At the same time, milk is heavy to digest, so if it is drunk in the morning, then energy remains in the body throughout the day. Elderly people should drink milk in the afternoon. According to Ayurveda, milk is prohibited to drink with any other food, as it is difficult to digest so it may take longer than usual for the body to digest milk. Milk can be consumed after two hours of eating food.
The right time to eat curd
Curd should not be consumed during the night as it will increase Kapha in the body which will lead to various diseases, if in any case, if a person wants to take curd during the night it should be made with sugar, honey, or Amalaki best time to consume buttermilk is as a breakfast as it acts as a primary digestive aid disease associated with digestive fire, for general digestive issues, and must be taken as breakfast.
According to Ayurveda, yoghurt is very beneficial if eaten before noon. Eating curd on an empty stomach may cause BP(blood pressure) therefore, eat breakfast instead. Many people eat yoghurt at night which we should definitely avoid. Yoghurt is cold, so eating it at night can cause cough, cold, and lung disease as well as joint pain. Curd should never be heated before eating. According to Ayurveda, if sugar is added to yoghurt and eaten, it also gives us instant energy for the day.
The right time to drink buttermilk
Buttermilk is far rich in quality than curd, as per Ayurveda root cause of all diseases is low digestive fire, and buttermilk works on digestive fire & work on all conditions. However, according to disease, herbs or spices will be changed.
According to Ayurveda, buttermilk can be drunk at any time of the day. You can drink it after meals. However, it is important to pay attention to the weather and place before consuming it in the evening or at night. If you have stomach problems, drink buttermilk on an empty stomach in the morning.
